Wongulwongul is the word used for dragonfly across coastal central Arnhem Land by Burarra language speakers. The appearance of dragonflies throughout the region usually signals a seasonal shift, marking the approach of the dry season, and end of the humid Jemberr wet season.
Name: Nicholas Pascoe
Language: Burarra (Martay)
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Nicholas Pascoe is a senior artist from Maningrida. He is one member of three generations of the Pascoe Family who work with the art centre to produce high quality traditional artwork telling stories about life in Arnhem Land. Nicolas paints stories from the old days when Aboriginal people lived solely off the land and sea. He often paints fish and plants and is passing on his clan's traditional designs. Nicolas taught his sons and nephews to paint.
Gurla (Stingray Barb) Bark paintings have a long cultural tradition, believed to extend back many thousands of years. In northern Australia, the walls of bark shelters in the Kimberley and Arnhem Land may well have been painted to Read more…
Wongulwongul (Dragonfly) Wongulwongul is the word used for dragonfly across coastal central Arnhem Land by Burarra language speakers. The appearance of dragonflies throughout the region usually signals a seasonal shift, marking the approach of the dry season, and end of the humid Jemberr wet Read more…
Wongulwongul (Dragonfly) Wongulwongul is the word used for dragonfly across coastal central Arnhem Land by Burarra language speakers. The appearance of dragonflies throughout the region usually signals a seasonal shift, marking the approach of the dry season, and end of the humid Jemberr wet Read more…